At the meeting of the EDB Council, chaired by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Oljas Bektenov and with the participation of the heads of the Ministries of Finance and Economy of the participating countries, the annual report for last year and the EDB Development Strategy for 2027-2031 were approved.

The bank's key strategic document sets out the priorities put forward by Uzbekistan. Among them are water and energy security, expansion of transport corridors and industrial cooperation. All these directions are fully consistent with the national strategy "Uzbekistan-2030".

On the sidelines of the summit, the head of the Uzbek delegation held talks with Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the EDB Board. The parties discussed in detail the formed portfolio of 36 joint projects totaling about $ 2.8 billion.

Investments will be directed to the chemical, textile, light and processing industries, as well as digital infrastructure, medicine and the tourism industry.

In addition, Tashkent and the EDB discussed the prospects of holding the next annual meeting of the bank in 2027 in the capital of Uzbekistan and the nomination of a representative of our country for the post of Chairman of the EDB Council.